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Ape Tape demo
Ape Tape offers Classic and Modern modes, 15 and 30 ips, separate Input and Drive controls, alignment trims and a dry/wet Mix.
What to listen for
Add tape colour, then blend it with your original signal.
This film has no spoken narration. It shows the plug-in while the demo audio plays.
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Ape Tape offers Classic and Modern modes, 15 and 30 ips, separate Input and Drive controls, alignment trims and a dry/wet Mix.
The walkthrough shows the same plug-in you download, with the controls named on its product page.
What you hear
Thicker, rounder and more glued. Gentle warmth at low drive, heavier saturation and softer transients as you push it.
- Modern 15 ips: Modern 15 ips on the same source phrase. Before and after at the same output gain, not loudness matched.
- Classic 30 ips: Classic 30 ips on the same source phrase. Before and after at the same output gain, not loudness matched.
Take it into your session.
Add tape colour, then blend it with your original signal.
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Listen to the audio examples.
Modern 15 ips
Modern 15 ips on the same source phrase. Before and after at the same output gain, not loudness matched.
Playing the processed version
Work through the technique.
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